Memorial Day Hamburger Cookout

Thanks to Lea Ann of Mangoes, Chili and Z, I am the recipient of Denver Junior League’s Creme de Colorado Cookbook. This cookbook contains a selection of recipes that reflect Colorado’s lifestyle and rich history. It includes nearly 700 recipes which are enhanced with color images by the renowned Colorado naturalist photographer, John Fielder. Lea Ann recently celebrated her Blogiversary…I’m 1…And A Giveaway and chose this beautiful cookbook for the giveaway. I am so excited and can’t wait to try some of the recipes in there.
Lea Ann’s blog features many mouthwatering dishes using good quality organic ingredients. Her posts has amazing pictures of the dishes prepared and is peppered with photos of the beautiful state in which she lives in. Visiting her blog evoked my own fond memories of living in Colorado. I hope you will visit her wonderful blog.

Colorful Colorado

Here are some of my own pictures of Colorful Colorado taken when we were living there.

Approaching Estes Park on Highway 34. This picture was taken recently on our visit back to the state.

Estes Park in the fall (autumn) in all its golden quaking aspen splendor.

Trail Ridge Road at about 12,000 feet above sea level. Driving on this road was quite an experience. One must be fully awake and paying attention!

Elks relaxing in the tundra at 12,000 feet.

Snow shoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park at 10,000 feet. My boys were much younger then. Ro-Taro is now taller than I am and Ro-Jiro is catching up fast!

The ski lifts at Beaver Creek.

Hiking down the ski slopes at Beaver Creek in the summer. This is a 4 mile descent. We took the ski lifts up and had lunch before hiking down.

A date with Thomas the Tank Engine in Durango. I remember how excited my boys were back then. How fast they grow up!

The Great Sand Dunes National Park where you can sandboard, sled, or ski on the sand.

There are many blue and purple flowers in Colorado. Back here in Minnesota, these purple bearded irises remind me of Colorado.

Blue variegated leaf irises

Juicy Homemade Hamburgers

And now for the Memorial Day Hamburger Cookout. Nothing like grilling some good ol’ hamburgers outside on a beautiful day. Served with Bean and Corn Salsa and corn-on-the-cob. The burgers were moist and juicy, thanks to Ro-Ri San. It’s all in the grilling! The salsa was light and refreshing.

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Congrats on winning the cookbook Biren! Thank you fir sharing these beautiful family pictures of your trip. My daughter would love to see Thomas the Tank Engine! I can't wait till my children are a bit older to enjoy a family trip like that. You probably know how stressful it is to travel with an 18 month old.

I agree with you that there's nothing like grilling some good ol' hamburgers outside on a beautiful day. I liked that you made a salsa rather than having a plain old salad. Hope you had a great long weekend 😀

Congratulations on your win. My husband's grandmother still lives in Denver, Colorado, I love to visit there during Fall, because of the color of trees and the gorgeous weather. Thank you for the post.

Your pictures took me right back to Colorado and made me miss it all over again! We lived there for a time as well and have always wanted to get back. Loved your Thomas picture as well. We did that a couple years in a row when we were living in Texas. They absolutely loved it!

Wow, don't know which view I like most, the Colorado Scenery or that burger! 🙂 I've been to all of those places except Mesa Verde and that Railroad trip. I know exactly where that photo is in Trail Ridge, omg white knuckle time. We were just reliving our last trip to the Sand Dunes this weekend. Phenomenal place. Thanks for such a nice write up about my blog. Amazon tells me the book will ship tomorrow.

Trail Ridge was quite a drive!!! I drove one time and my eyes were glued to the road. I was afraid to take them off the road even for a split second. It's a pity we did not get to do the Mt Evans Road drive before we left. I have to agree that Sand Dunes is phenomenal. It's like you are transported to some desert in Africa. Mesa Verde is a trip you have to do as it is another one of those must see places. Sigh….I really do miss CO!

Thank you so much for the book. I am looking forward to receiving it 🙂